GIFT   OF 


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APR  3  1913 


GENERAL  ACTS 


RELATING  TO- 


EDUCATION 


Passed  at  the  1913  Session  of  the 
General  Assembly 


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ISSUED  BY  THE  STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION 

].  E.  SWEARINGEN,  STATE  SUPERINTENDENT 


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AN  ACT 


To    LKVY    AND    COLLECT    A    ONE-MlLL    STATE    TAX    FOR    THE) 

FREE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS,  AND  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  DISTRIBU- 
TION OF  THE  SAME. 

SECTION  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
State  of  South  Carolina :  That  a  tax  of  one  mill  is  hereby  levied 
on  all  the  real  and  personal  property  of  the  State,  the  proceeds 
of  which  shall  be  used  exclusively  for  the  free  public  schools 
and  expended  as  hereinafter  stated. 

SEC.  2.  Of  the  proceeds  of  this  one-mill  tax  levy  fifty  per 
cent,  shall  be  retained  in  the  county  in  which  collected,  to  be 
known  as  the  "County  Board  Fund,"  and  shall  be  used  by  the 
several  County  Boards  of  Education  for  the  aid  of  the  free 
schools  in  the  respective  counties  in  the  discretion  of  the  said 
Boards ;  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  proceeds  shall  be  deposited  with 
the  State  Treasurer  and  disbursed  by  him  on  the  warrant  of 
the  Chairman  and  Secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 
as  other  State  funds  are  disbursed,  to  be  used  by  the  said  State 
Board,  as  follows :  For  High  Schools  under  Sections  1825- 
1835  of  Code  of  1912,  $60,000;  for  Extension  of  Public 
Schools  under  the  Act  of  1910,  $60,000;  for  Consolidated 
Graded  Schools  under  Act  1912,  No.  497,  $20,000;  for  Rural 
Libraries,  $5,000.  Any  additional  funds  at  the  disposal  of  the 
State  Board  of  Education  under  the  provision  of  this  Act  shall 
be  used  for  the  lengthening  of  the  school  term  under  Sections 
1783-1789  of  Code,  1912. 

No.  237.     March  1,  1913. 

AN  ACT 

To  REQUIRE  THE  FILING  OF  REPORTS  BY  TEACHERS,  PRINCI- 
PALS AND  SUPERINTENDENTS  OF  SCHOOLS. 

SECTION  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
State  of  South  Carolina:  Any  teacher,  principal,  or  superin- 
tendent employed  in  the  schools  of  this  State,  supported  in 
whole  or  in  part  at  public  expense,  shall  file  within  two  weeks 
after  the  close  of  the  session  of  such  school  a  full  and  accurate 


report  as  now  required  by  law.  Any  person  neglecting,  refus- 
ing, or  omitting  to  file  such  report  when  requested  by  the 
County  Superintendent  of  Education  shall  be  liable  to  the  can- 
cellation of  his  or  her  certificate  to  teach,  and  to  a  fine  of  not 
more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  to  be  imposed  at  the  discretion 
of  the  County  Board  of  Education. 

SEC.  2.  Any  and  all  private  schools  shall  report  to  the  County 
Superintendent  of  Education  upon  request  therefor,  of  the 
county  wherein  such  school  is  located,  the  number  of  pupils 
receiving  instruction,  the  number  in  regular  attendance,  the 
number  of  teachers  employed  and  such  other  facts  as  will  show 
the  grade  and  amount  of  educational  work  actually  done  in 
such  private  school.  The  management  of  such  other  private 
school  neglecting,  refusing,  or  omitting  to  file  such  report 
within  two  weeks  after  the  close  of  the  regular  session,  shall 
be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  more  than  twenty- five  dollars. 

SEC.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  County  Superintendent 
of  Education  to  file  with  the  State  Superintendent  of  Educa- 
tion within  two  months  after  the  close  of  the  scholastic  year,  a 
full  and  accurate  report  of  all  the  schools  under  his  supervi- 
sion. Any  County  Superintendent  failing  to  make  such  report 
shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof 
in  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction,  shall  be  fined  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  court  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

SEC.  4.  The  cancellation  of  any  certificate  hereunder  shall  be 
reported  to  the  State  Board  of  Education,  and  may  be  reviewed 
on  appeal  taken  within  ten  days  after  the  decision  of  the  County 
Board. 

SEC.  5.  Any  and  all  moneys  collected  hereunder  shall  be  paid 
into  the  county  treasury  to  be  disbursed  as  a  part  of  the  County 
Board  Fund  now  authorized  by  law. 

SEC.  6,  Any  and  all  Acts  or  parts  of  Acts  inconsistent  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

No.  203.     February  27,  1913. 


AN  ACT 

To  PROVIDE:  FOR  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  KINDERGARTENS  AS  A 
PART  OF  THE  COMMON  SCHOOL  SYSTEM  OF  THE  STATE  OF 
SOUTH  CAROLINA,  TO  PRESCRIBE  THE  QUALIFICATIONS  OF 
THE  INSTRUCTORS  THEREIN  AND  FOR  OTHER  PURPOSES. 

SECTION  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
State  of  South  Carolina:  From  and  after  the  passage  of  this 
Act  any  County  Board  of  Education  throughout  the  State,  upon 
recommendation  of  district  trustees,  whether  known  by  that 
name  or  another,  whether  created  by  general  or  special  Act, 
shall  have  power  to  establish  and  provide  for  Kindergartens  for 
the  education  of  the  children  of  not  less  than  four  years  of  age 
within  their  respective  jurisdictions,  but  no  child  under  the  age 
of  six  years  shall  be  counted  in  the  average  attendance  of  any 
public  school  district  when  public  school  funds  are  to  be  appor- 
tioned to  the  several  school  districts. 

SEC.  2.  That  said  Kindergartens,  when  so  established,  shall 
be  a  part  of  the  free  common  school  system  of  this  State  and 
all  funds  now  available,  or  which  may  hereafter  become  avail- 
able for  the  maintenance  of  said  system,  and  all  other  funds 
which  may  come  into  the  hands  of  said  Boards  of  Education 
for  educational  purposes  shall  be  available  in  due  proportion 
for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  said  Kindergartens. 

SEC.  3.  That  no  teacher  or  instructor  shall  be  employed  to 
teach  in  the  Kindergartens  of  this  State  who  has  not  taken  at 
least  a  two  years'  course  in  kindergarten  training,  and  received 
a  certificate  or  diploma  from  a  recognized  kindergarten  nor- 
mal training  school  approved  by  the  State  Board  of  Education. 

SEC.  4.  That  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with  this 
Act  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed:  Provided,  hoivevcr, 
That  the  terms  of  this  Act  shall  not  apply  to  the  counties  of 
Sumter,  York,  Greenwood,  Bamberg,  Abbeville,  Saluda,  Lee, 
Aiken,  Jasper,  Chesterfield  and  Williamsburg. 

No.  246.     Approved  March  1,  1913. 


Makers 

Syracuse,  N.  Y 
PAT.  JAN.  21,1908 


YC  57280 


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